GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
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| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
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